Hinge-gage



F. L. LEIBBRAND.

HINGE GAGE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9. 19H).

Patented Oct. 7, 1919.

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21 TNESSES 2163.7

FRED L. LEIBIBRAND, OF COLUMBU'S, OHIO.

HINGE-GAGE.

Application filed April 9,1919. Serial No. 288,837.

ful Improvements in Hinge-Gages, of which i the following is a specificatlon.

The invention provides a gage particularly designed to facilitate the setting of hinges when hanging doors and like swinging parts.

The invention provides a gage which may be conveniently stored in the tool chest of a carpenter so as not to occupy any apprec1- able amount of room and which when required for use may be mounted upon a rod or bar of required length and proper size.

The drawing illustrates a preferred embodiment of the invention. However, it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions, various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the inventlon as claimed hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawing,

Figure l is a view inelevation showing the application of the invention when laying off hinge seats. I j V Fig. 2 is a front View of the stop member designed to be applied to the end of a rod or bar.

Fig. 3 is a top view of the stop member.

Fig. 4c is a detail perspective view of the hinge gage.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in the several views of the drawing by like reference characters.

A rod or bar 1 is a necessary adjunct of the invention and may be of any formation so long as it is adapted to receive the several cooperating parts.

The stop member adapted to be secured to an end of the rod or bar 1 is shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 and comprises a frame 2 and a cross head 3, the latter having its end portions bent, as indicated at A to provide stops A which engage the work and limit the movement of the device in one direction. A pivoted stop 5 is connected at one end to the cross head 3 by means of a pivot fastening 6. The pivoted stop 5 is of such relative length as to project beyond the fixed stops 4, as shown most clearly in Figs. 1 and 2 to engage the work and limit the movement of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. '7, 1919.

the device in one direction. When the gage is applied to a door, a portion of which is indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, the ele ments 4 and 5 engage the faces adjacent the corner, thereby limiting the movement of the device in two directions. By having the stop member 5 pivoted it may be swung from one side to the other of the cross head 3, thereby enabling the device to be used for laying off hinges to be applied to the right or left hand edge of a door or like part. The frame ,2 embodies three walls which are adapted to embrace three sides of the rod or bar 1. A clamp plate 7 coacts with one of the side walls of the frame 2 and is movable inwardly by means of a clamp screw 8, whereby the stop member may be ecured to the end portion of the rod or bar 1. The frame 2 and cross head 3 constitute parts of a single blank which is cut in the required shape and bent substantially in the form indicated. However, it is tobe understood that the stop member may be cast or formed in any manner. The gage member is constructed similar to the stop member and comprises a frame 9 and a cross head 10 at one end of the frame. A clamp plate 11 is disposed against the inner face of a side wall of the-frame 9 and is adapted to be pressed inwardly by means of a clamp screw 12 so as to clamp the gage upon the rod or bar 1 at the required adjusted position. In-

dicator elements 13 are provided at the outer edge of the cross head 10 and each consists of an angle piece which is attached by one of its wings to the cross head 10, the other wing being disposed at a right angle to the cross head and projecting outwardly from the end thereof. The ends of the cross head 10 constitute stops in substantially the same manner as the ends of the cross head 3. The projecting ends ofthe indicator elements 13 likewise constitute stops as well as designating the point where the hinge seat is to be located. It is to be understood that the rod or bar 1 may be provided With any number of gage members according to the number of hinges to be applied to the door or part to be hung. The gage enables one end of the hinge seat to be accurately determined, thereby making it comparatively easy to lay oif the complete hinge seat by placing the hinge in position which is determined by the indicating mark.

When a number of doors, shutters or the like are to be hinged the gage is adjusted so 7 that the gage members occupy a position on the rod or bar 1 corresponding with the position of the hinges, hence when applying the device to the door or shutter and to the door frame and window frame the position the necessity for measuring each seat to be The foregoing description andthe drawing have reference to what'may be considered the preferred, or approved form of my invention. It is to be. understood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangement and combination of parts, materials, dimensions, et'cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent is Q 1. Means for laying off hinge seats, the

same comprising a supporting member, such as arod or bar, a stop at one end of the supporting member, and a gage on the supporting member, the said stop and gage being of similar construction, each comprising a trough sha ed body, a crosshead at one end Y of the said ody, elements at the ends of the copies of this patent may be obtained for '2. In a gage, a trough shaped body-closed on three sides and open at the fourth side,

a crosshead at one end of the body, elements at the ends of the crosshead projecting therefrom at a right angle, an element projecting beyond the extremity of the crosshead, a clamp plate disposed within the body against'a side wall thereof and a set screw for adjusting the clamp plate mounted in a wall of the said body.

3. In a device of the character specified, a trough shaped body, a cross head at one end of the body provided at opposite ends with tops, a stop pivoted to the cross head and adapted to coact with either one of the stops at the ends of the cross head and means for securing the device on a supporting bar.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature Witnesses:

CHARLES WARDLOW, F. F. HOFFMAN.

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